effluvium (redirected from anagen effluvium)

ef·flu·vi·um  (-flv-m)

n. pl. ef·flu·vi·a (-v-) or ef·flu·vi·ums

1. A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas.

2.

a. A byproduct or residue; waste.

b. The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter.

3. An impalpable emanation; an aura.

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[Latin, from effluere, to flow out; see effluent.]

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ef·fluvi·al adj.

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effluvium

Noun

pl -via an unpleasant smell, such as the smell of decaying matter [Latin: a flowing out]

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Noun

1.

effluvium - a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released